Appeal No. 2002-1020
Application 09/348,798
Mapping of the ground topography in computer memory permits
precise location of balls, ball impact points and targets.
As conceded by the examiner (see page 4 in the answer),
Nauck’s system does not respond to the last three steps set forth
in claim 10, to wit:
after the display of said view with said
indication of said determined path of motion, moving
said video camera along said fairway from said initial
location toward said end point;
between said initial location and said end point,
operating said video camera to generate a second video
signal encoding a second image of only some of said
substantially stationary objects along said fairway;
supplementally operating said computer to modify
at least a portion of said second video signal from
said camera to superimpose on said second image a
downstream or end segment of said curvilinear
indication of said determined path of motion, thereby
enabling a user to visualize said path of motion on
said display as the user approaches the target golf
ball at its location along said fairway.
Cooper discloses a system for use on a golf course to
estimate and display the probable resting location of a struck
ball, thereby reducing the likelihood that the ball will be lost.
The system, which is mounted on a golf cart, includes a pair of
digital video cameras which track the ball immediately after it
is struck, and a data processing system which calculates an
estimated ball trajectory and a circular impact probability
location for display on a monitor showing the golf course in an
X-Y-Z coordinate system.
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